Still trying to find her new normal

 

Still trying to find her new normal Washington Post Ten years later, this is the dual reality the Tolberts refer to as their “new normal.” They are okay and they are a mess. They have moved on and they never will. Every day is ordinary; every day is that day. They no longer expect to get better, ...

For some, signs of 'new normal' life Stuff.co.nz The earthquakes have affected everyone in Christchurch, but for some, life has settled into a "new normal". St Albans resident Kaz Matson said that although she was still on edge about the continuing aftershocks, her day-to-day activities had returned ...

Businesses back, seeking post-storm 'new normal' Joplin Globe It's a whole new normal now.” The Walgreens store, which reopened Aug. 22, is among the first to reconnect with its former customers and to test the waters for what will become the “new normal” for businesses affected by the May 22 tornado. ...

The New Normal? American Thinker (blog) What is one to make of reports that the White House is resigned to persistent high unemployment through the 2012 Presidential election year? The White House budget office forecast on Thursday that unemployment would remain at 9 percent through the 2012 ...

Delaying Retirement is the New Normal The Reverse Review | Daily Reverse Mortgage News (press release) Facing retirement in a difficult economy many baby boomers are increasingly finding that continuing to work is their most viable retirement plan. Susan Solovic,CEO of ItsYourBiz.com and a small business contributor to ABC News discusses how baby ...

My journey back to normal Capital Flyer The harsh environment and combat conditions of Afghanistan had become my new 'normal,' and I failed to balance my home life with my work. While I was deployed, I didn't feel connected to home or anything happening back in the US As a public affairs ...

Jobs report pushes traders to gold CNN The jobs number came in far below expectations, confirming fears that a 9% unemployment rate might be the new normal. Plus, Greece saw interest rates on its two-year bonds soar amid ongoing disputes over the bailout plan for the Mediterranean country ...

Bennigan's, Other QSR Brands Tough It Out in Tough Times brandchannel.com And increasingly, quick-serve and fast-casual restaurant brands are adjusting to this "new normal" and simply trying to do business in spite of it, instead of assuming that better days are ahead. Take Bennigan's. One of the original definers of the ...

Don't raise Social Security retirement age Idaho Press-Tribune One of the groups hardest hit by what some are calling the “new normal” are elderly Americans. And now these very same Americans, most of whom have worked nearly all of their adult lives and have had payroll taxes taken out of every single paycheck, ...

Why Long-term Investors Should Ignore Friday's Horrible Jobs Number StreetAuthority Of the half-dozen or so news reports I have watched, many considered the possibility this is the "New Normal," a Europe-like baseline of high unemployment, high taxes, huge government spending and negligible growth. It's time, in the words of the noted ...

WithIt focuses on leadership Furniture Today "I'm sick of the term 'the new normal,'" said Maricich, whose company operates market showroom buildings in Las Vegas and High Point. "Look at turbulent times and say 'This is a time of incredible opportunity.'" He said companies in the industry need ...

Marrying Out City Journal “For black women, being unmarried has become the new normal, single the new black,” he writes. It's now standard to point to the high incarceration rates of black men, which render the ratio of women to available men unsuitably high, as a main cause of ...

City reorganization success depends on 'senior leadership' Jacksonville Daily Record “Becoming an embedded 'new normal,' that takes significant time.” In his report, Resnick wrote that while large-scale organizational change is complex and challenging, “it is also absolutely achievable.” “When an aligned senior team designs and ...

Startups as Employers Forbes (blog) In 2009, the share of Americans working in new businesses was only two-thirds of the 2006 level. Only time will tell whether the percentage of Americans employed in startups rebounds in coming years or the current share is the new normal.

Euro Quietly Responding to Growing Financial Instability FXstreet.com And, while this is generally still the 'new normal' that we should expect for the labor data, this particular report falls under additional considerations that make it even more difficult to approach. That being said, when the consequences of an event ...

No net job gain in August: Is this the new normal? Palm Beach Post ... when Obama will run for re-election. The rate was 7.8 percent when Obama took office. "Is 9 or 10 percent the new normal? We don't know," Manpower's Greenberg said. "These are very volatile times." AP and Bloomberg News contributed to this story.

What's needed to put more back to work? Janesville Gazette (blog) Has Janesville finally adjusted to and stabilized at that “new normal,” and is our community ready to rebound? Does it have the leadership in place to move us forward? We'll share our perspectives on all this in our editorial Sunday, ...

Everyone must stop and remember the sacrifices of Sept. 11, 2001, and since Vineland Daily Journal There may be other events we can point to, but these singular moments in time created a "new normal" where our way of life changed -- and nothing was really ever the same afterwards. That's what 9/11 did -- it changed the way we live our lives and it ...

GOP vs. Obama: Disrespect or Just Politics? New York Times “While there might be a few people whose words have become nastier than usual, I think this is really the new normal in Washington with a president who is always on the ropes,” Professor Zelizer said. “I am not convinced that is about lack of respect ...

Wake me up when it's over. The recession, that is. Memphis Daily News (blog) ... which is essentially a forecast that the sluggish job growth of the past four months is the post-stimulus new-new-normal for the US. if so, the risk of recession is at least 50-50 for the foreseeable future, because the economy will be so fragile ...

Friday Finds: Daryl Hannah Gets Her Hands Dirty unEARTHED, from Earthjustice (blog) As the intensity and frequency of droughts, floods, hurricanes and other extreme weather events continue to become the “new normal” in a rapidly warming climate, increases in mental illness will likely follow, reports the Sydney Morning Herald. ...

3D TV falls flat as broadcasters tune out Sydney Morning Herald Rose said the market was "double digit down" but retailers and vendors needed to get used to the "new normal". "We're not in the days of flat panel boom of 2008 or before. Conversations I have with retailers is that we just have to adjust," said Rose. ...

With Crude Oil Falling, Why Aren't Gas Prices Following? Yahoo! Finance (blog) The weak dollar and sluggish domestic economy are partly to blame for this unprecedented pricing phenomenon, an anomaly some say could be the new normal rather than a temporary trend. Energy traders say that while the WTI contract still gets preeminent ...

Lee County home permits rise; foreclosures steady The News-Press “I really think we're at a point where this is the new normal,” he said, noting that before the boom that ended in 2005 and the subsequent crash, the county averaged 200 to 300 foreclosures a month. Although permits were slightly higher, ...

Teacher draws strength from community in cancer fight Newcastle News “My husband, my 1-year-old daughter — her birthday was last week — and I are adjusting to what our new 'normal' is,” she said. “While the past month has been scary, foreign and downright horrible, the outpouring of love, support and generosity has ...

Insurance, Muni Bonds Not Dampened by Irene AdvisorOne Why? Because five out of the last 11 years have recorded losses in the $25+ billion range, creating a “new normal” that prepared the industry for recurring events of this magnitude. That lessened its reliance on reinsurers for Irene's advent.

'ALEC', UN-Elected, Writing US Legislation Under Koch-Influenced Direction In ... Salem-News.Com ... of Koch Industry employees are being told whom to vote for, with job intimidation an understood weapon --and how the Supreme Court decision on the Citizens United case has empowered the employer so that "political proselytizing is the new normal". ...

Progressives group features talk by state demographer Eden Prairie News The Progressives on the Prairie September program is scheduled to be Minnesota State Demographer Tom Gillaspy, speaking on "Minnesota, the New Normal." His presentation will be at 7 pm Thursday, Sept. 22, at Star Bank's Community Room, ...

The Last Haven Standing HoweStreet.com And as one long, ugly narrative, these subsequent panics resemble a series of steps; sharp drops leading down either to a dismal “new normal” or – more likely – a collapse in both the fiat dollar and euro currencies and a widespread return to gold as ...

Lowest Mortgage Interest Rates, Again By admin All this in theory is abnormal, but it may just be the new normal. The truth is that the normal ways of predicting trends in rates and seeing the future is impossible. The normal factors don't work together, the media creates sell-offs in the stock ... All Denver Real Estate Blog

Gold Is The Last Haven Standing By Peter Schiff And as one long, ugly narrative, these subsequent panics resemble a series of steps; sharp drops leading down either to a dismal "new normal" or - more likely - a collapse in both the fiat dollar and euro currencies and a widespread return to ... Business Insider